Cannot replace a file when saving, it creates a copy !!

[helenec76070263]

Hi!

Since I updated Photoshop and switched to Big Sur, I can not replace my files anymore when "saving as". Photoshop creates a copy file instead! How can i get through this pleaaaase ?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please read this (in particular the section titled "Supply pertinent information for more timely and effective answers”):

https://community.adobe.com/t5/using-the-community/community-how-to-guide-tips-amp-best-practices/td...

Please provide meaningful screenshots. 

Are you trying to create jpgs via »Save As«? 

[helenec76070263]

Tx but yes that's what I'm doing -> "save as" (jpg or png), i'm asked to be sure to want to replace the file, I click Yes and then it creates a copy of the file named xxx copy.png or .jpg 😞

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Sounds like the issue that’s being described in this Bug Report and that has already infuriated many, many Photoshop users on Mac; feel free to add your vote.  

https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-saving-copy-not-saving-over-jpg-fil...

[ront88495709]

Yes I have been to this link but all the comments are a year old.  And this is a current problem. 

[melissapiccone]

Yep, mine does it too, on Catalina and Big Sur. BUT the weird part is that will save over the copy, lol. So I just keep saving over the copy and have 2 versions. 

[defaultp9ddzvkpg7yg]

This has been frustrating me for a year or more - I cannot believe that something as fundamental as this remains broken in one such a high profile, professionally essential piece of software.

Photoshop asks you if you would like to overwrite the file, you say yes, and then Photoshop does the opposite and creates a copy instead. It's a bug, clear as day, and a significant one in terms of the impact on productivity.

Seriously, this should be addressed.